27 Notable alumni of Abo Akademi University
Updated: May 29, 2026 EliteDegrees
Abo Akademi University is ranked #935 in the world and #8 in Finland by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 27 notable alumni from Abo Akademi University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Abo Akademi University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Guje Sevón
1943-. (aged 83)
docent
business theorist
psychologist
Guje Agneta Sevón is a Swedish and Finnish academic in psychology, and management and organization. She is currently focusing her research on individuals and organizations in a world of travelling management ideas and mutable resources.
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2. August Maximilian Myhrberg
1797-1867 (aged 70)
military personnel
August Maximilian Myhrberg was a Finnish-Swedish military officer and revolutionary. After abandoning his studies at the Uppsala University, he pursued a military career by supporting the liberals in the Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis revolution, the Greeks in the Greek War of Independence and the Polish rebels in the November Uprising. His adventures were mythologized in his native Sweden...
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3. Christian Fredrikson
1964-. (aged 62)
businessperson
Christian Fredrikson is the President and CEO at F-Secure Corporation, an anti-virus and computer security and computer software company based in Helsinki, Finland.
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4. Johan Ehn
1975-. (aged 51)
politician
Johan Ehn is a politician in Åland. He was a member of Moderates of Åland political party (previously Freeminded Co-operation), and its leader from 2011. In 2013 the party merged with Non-aligned Coalition to become Moderate Coalition for Åland and Ehn as its leader. After the 2015 Ålandic legislative election Johan Ehn became the new Speaker of the Parliament of...
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5. Carl Jacob Gardberg
1926-2010 (aged 84)
archaeologist
historian
non-fiction writer
Carl Jacob Reinhold Gardberg was a Finnish art historian and archaeologist.
6. Mats Lillhannus
1972-. (aged 54)
musicologist
singer
Mats Lillhannus is a Finnish tenor singer. He is an ensemble singer specialised in early music.
7. Lars Sund
1953-. (aged 73)
writer
Lars Evert Sund, is a Finland-Swedish author. He is the son of car mechanic Evert Sund and postal clerk Ingalill Bergman. He studied English, Swedish and comparative literature at the Åbo Akademi University from 1973 to 1978 and resides in Uppsala, Sweden. He has been married to Gudrun Utas since 1979, the same year he began working as an editor...
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8. Ulf Söderblom
1930-2016 (aged 86)
university teacher
conductor
music director
Ulf Arne Söderblom was a Finnish conductor and music professor. He was the principal conductor of the Finnish National Opera from 1973 to 1993 and was a key figure in the revival of the Savonlinna Opera Festival. A champion of Finnish music, he has conducted the world premieres of several works by Finnish composers including Kokkonen's The Last Temptations and...
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9. Janina Orlov
1955-. (aged 71)
translator
writer
Janina Maria Orlov is a Finnish-Swedish translator of literature. She took her PhD in the Russian language in 2005 at Åbo Akademi with a text about Pushkin's The Tale of Tsar Saltan. Orlov translates books from Russian and Finnish to Swedish and specializes in children's books and youth literature, but also regular literature.
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10. Fred Karlsson
1946-. (aged 80)
university teacher
linguist
Fred Göran Karlsson is a professor emeritus of general linguistics at the University of Helsinki.
11. Carl Olof Tallgren
1927-2024 (aged 97)
politician
Carl Olof Tallgren was a Finnish politician who served as the minister of finance between 1970 and 1971. He was one of the heads of the Swedish People's Party of Finland.
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12. Roger Nordlund
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Roger Nordlund is a politician in Åland, an autonomous and unilingually Swedish territory of Finland. Nordlund is a member of the Åland Centre party and previously served as Premier and Deputy Premier of the Government of Åland.
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13. Torsten Pettersson
1955-. (aged 71)
poet
writer
Torsten Pettersson is a Finnish-Swedish author, poet and professor.
14. Roger Jansson
1943-. (aged 83)
politician
Roger Jansson is a politician in the Åland Islands, an autonomous and unilingually Swedish territory of Finland. He has studied in Åbo Akademi.
15. Bjarne Kallis
1945-. (aged 81)
politician
Johan Bjarne Kallis is the former chairman of the Christian Democratic Party (KD), previously known as the Finnish Christian Coalition (SKL), and a member of the Parliament of Finland. Kallis works as the principal of the Kokkola academy of commerce and has a master's degree in political sciences.
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16. Johan Vilhelm Snellman
1806-1881 (aged 75)
university teacher
politician
writer
journalist
philosopher
Johan Vilhelm Snellman was an influential Fennoman philosopher and Finnish statesman, ennobled in 1866. He was one of the most important 'awakeners' or promoters of Finnish nationalism, alongside Elias Lönnrot and J. L. Runeberg.
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17. Stefan Wallin
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
Stefan Erik Wallin is a Swedish-speaking Finnish politician. He was Finland's Minister of Culture and Sport in Matti Vanhanen's cabinet 2007–2011, Minister of Defence in Jyrki Katainen's cabinet 2011–2012 and a Member of Parliament 2007–2019.
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18. Ulla-Lena Lundberg
1947-. (aged 79)
poet
writer
Ulla-Lena Lundberg is a Finland-Swedish author living in Porvoo, Finland. Her Swedish-language books have been translated into several languages, including Finnish, Danish, German, Russian and Dutch.
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19. Jan-Erik Enestam
1947-. (aged 79)
politician
Jan-Erik Enestam is a Finnish politician from the Swedish People's Party. He served as Minister of Defence from 1999 to 2003 under Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen and Minister of the Environment under Prime Ministers Anneli Jäätteenmäki and Matti Vanhanen from 2003 to 2006.
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20. John Vikström
1931-. (aged 95)
Lutheran pastor
John Edvin Vikström is a Finnish priest. He served as the Archbishop of Turku and Finland from 1982 to 1998.
21. Sandra Bergqvist
1980-. (aged 46)
politician
Sandra Ida Christina Bergqvist is a Finnish politician serving as member of parliament for the Finland Proper constituency. She was elected to the Parliament in 2019. She is also the chairperson of the Swedish Assembly of Finland.
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22. Teija Tiilikainen
1964-. (aged 62)
political scientist
Teija Helena Tiilikainen is a Finnish political scientist. She has been the Director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Secretary of State at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, and a vice-chairperson of the executive board of the University of Helsinki. In August 2019 she was elected Director of the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats....
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23. Ralf Törngren
1899-1961 (aged 62)
diplomat
politician
university teacher
Ralf Johan Gustaf Törngren was a Finnish politician, born in Oulu. He was the party leader of the Swedish People's Party (1945–1955), a member of the Finnish parliament and the Prime Minister of Finland 5 May – 20 October 1954. In the Finnish presidential elections of 1956, he won 20 electoral votes.
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24. Janina Andersson
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
Janina Maria Andersson is a Finnish politician and former member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Green League. She has also held positions in various other organisations. She was first elected to the parliament in 1995 and served until 2011.
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25. Björn Vikström
1963-. (aged 63)
priest
Björn Håkan Vikström is a Finnish prelate who served as Bishop of Borgå between 2009 and 2019.
26. Li Andersson
1987-. (aged 39)
politician
Li Sigrid Andersson is a Finland-Swedish politician who served as Minister of Education from 2019 to 2023. A former leader of the Left Alliance, she was a Member of Parliament from 2015 to 2024. She is also a city councillor of Turku and was chair of the party's youth wing, Left Youth.
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27. Paavo Väyrynen
1946-. (aged 80)
diplomat
politician
university teacher
Paavo Matti Väyrynen is a Finnish politician who has served, among other things, as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1977 to 1982, and again from 1983 to 1987 and from 1991 to 1993. He is a former member of the Finnish Parliament who has represented the Seven Star Movement, the Citizen's Party and Centre Party. He left the Centre Party...
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